pile driver in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pile driver in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pile driver

battipalo

pile driver

Translations for pile driver in the English»Italian Dictionary

driver [Brit ˈdrʌɪvə, Am ˈdraɪvər] N

1. driver:

driver

conducente mf

driver MOTOR

automobilista mf

driver MOTOR (for a living)

autista mf

to be a good, bad driver

guidare bene, male

a careful, reckless driver

un automobilista prudente, spericolato

2. driver (mechanical component):

driver

elemento m motore

3. driver (golf club):

driver

driver m

4. driver (overseer of slaves):

slave driver HISTORY

sorvegliante di schiavi

slave driver fig

negriero

I.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N

1. pile:

pile (untidy heap)

mucchio m (of di)

pile (stack)

pila f (of di)

to be in a pile

essere accatastato, essere uno sopra l'altro

to leave sth in a pile

lasciare qc ammucchiato

to sort sth into piles

impilare qc

put those books into piles

dividi quei libri in diverse pile

2. pile (large amount) inf:

a pile or piles of

un mucchio di

to have piles of money

avere un sacco di soldi

3. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

4. pile HISTORY (nuclear reactor):

pile

pila f

5. pile (building):

pile liter hum

edificio m

II.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB trans

pile (in a heap)

ammucchiare (on su)

pile (in a stack)

impilare (on su)

to be piled with surface: books, objects

essere ingombro, pieno di

the room was piled high with boxes

la stanza era ingombra di scatoloni

a plate piled high with cakes

un piatto ricolmo di dolci

to pile luggage into a car

caricare i bagagli in una macchina

III.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB intr inf

1. pile (board):

to pile on, off bus, train

salire in massa su, scendere in massa da

to pile into vehicle

ammassarsi, stiparsi su

2. pile (crash):

to pile into vehicle: other vehicle

tamponare

the bus piled into them

il bus li ha tamponati

IV.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl]

to be at the top, bottom of the pile

essere in cima, al fondo della scala

to make one's pile inf

fare fortuna, farsi i soldi

I.pile² [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N ENGINEER

pile (post)

palo m

pile (post)

pilastro m

II.pile² [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB trans

pile (strengthen with piles)

rinforzare con pali

pile (drive piles into)

conficcare pali in

pile³ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N (of fabric, carpet)

pile

pelo m

deep-pile carpet

moquette, tappeto a pelo lungo

to brush sth with the pile, against the pile

spazzolare qc nella direzione del pelo, contropelo

pile driver in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pile driver in the English»Italian Dictionary

pile driver N

pile driver

battipalo m

Translations for pile driver in the English»Italian Dictionary

driver [ˈdraɪ·vɚ] N

1. driver AUTO:

driver

conducente mf

truck driver

camionista mf

taxi driver

tassista mf

to be in the driver's seat fig

essere al comando di qc

2. driver COMPUT:

driver

driver m inv

I.pile [paɪl] N

1. pile (stack):

pile

pila f

2. pile (heap):

pile

mucchio m

to have piles of sth inf

avere un mucchio di qc

to make a pile fig inf

fare un mucchio di soldi

3. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

4. pile ARCHIT:

pile

pilastro m

5. pile of carpet:

pile

pelo m

II.pile [paɪl] VB trans

pile (to stack)

impilare

pile (to heap)

ammucchiare

to pile sth high

ammucchiare una gran quantità di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then, a pile driver was moved into position for driving new piles.

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Their construction required a pile driver that was specially designed to work underwater.

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All of that was done with his little tug and pile driver.

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Can be confused with a double underhook pile driver, even though that move isn't used often.

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After creating a pulley system, the cannon was used as a pile driver to compact the lava rock and earth and create a firm foundation.

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Tufts also invented the steam pile driver.

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The pile driver attachment has twice the length of both previous systems so as to accommodate a claw on one end and a hand on the other.

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The water hose method took three minutes, fifteen times faster than using a pile driver.

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But in the rapid, brutal, whambam style of a man swatting flies with a pile driver, he has produced a sometimes, often wonderfully funny exercise in nonstop nuttiness.

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They used their donkey engine on the pile driver to clear timber from the cold storage site.

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